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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

Enos Beemer, of Ridge township,
threshed from 80 acre oats field 1884
bushel.
Windows are being cut in the second
story, in the south side, of the three
story brick block, corner of Spruce and
Third St., where Snyder'S dining hall
will be located in the future.
About the 1st of September JOS.
Spangler will occupy the room formerly
used as the tailor shop OF IL. Mott
Will johnson will occupy the upper
story of same building as tailor shop.
Bufford Gaddie, One of the inOffensive
and kind-hearted citizens of Harrison
township. says that his dogs have be-
come so hoarse from barking at
candidates, that they now squeal like
mice when they are startled by the
approach of a stranger in the nelghDor-
hood Sedan Graphic.
4 glorious rain fell last night, and
from reports received, the rainfall eX-
tended over the entire county. In
portions of the county the rain will in
sure a fair corn crop, and pastures Will
DE AOAAA OPoANS -
various parts of the east, the Kansas
farmer has much to be thankful for.
The woman, accompanied by her
daughter, who was in town last week
claiming help from the q. a. r., on
the ground of being soldiers widow,
and from the ladies of st. Johns Guild
ON the plea that she was an EpiSco-
palian. has silently stolen away, ike
the wandering Arab she evidently was.
She didn't even wait to get the trunk
she said she needed So much aud for
which the ladies were going to send.
The workmen employed on the
Santa Fe r. r. near the farm of Benz.
Lake. of this city. unrarthed the
skeleton of mammoth buffalo entire.
The remains were found fully five feet
below the surface and the question
arises. how long must the bones have
remained there to be embedded so deep.
Like the Indian the buffalo IS fast dis
appearing from our country and soon
will be thing of the paSt.-Concordia
Daylight.
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Case of Spontaneous Combustion.

A case of spontaneous combustion
occurred yesterday in the Rice & Johntz
coal shed, which joins on to their large
mill building. Ernest Merriield. in
passing by, discovered smoke coming
out of the windows of the shed. He
informed Mr.. John Johntz, and the
two worked for several minutes with
shovels, scattering the live coal over
the bottom of the shed, and by the aid
of few pals of water the fire was soon
put out. If it had ignited few hours
later, or during the night, serious re-
suits, no doubt, would have followed,
for the shed is on the south side of the
mill, and the wind was blowing strong
breeze from that direction.
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From TUESDAYS daily.

David Naill, a prominent citizen OF
Chapman, is doing the city today.
j. T. Brown and wife, of Clay Cen.
ter, are registered at the Stanton.
F. II. Boardman registered at the
Stanton House this morning for break
| fast.
Mr.. jerks, father of Prof. jerks.
paid his respects to his Hope friends
today.
Dan Rudy, the Mascot of Cheever,
was the handsOmeSt visitor i'll the city
yesterday.
Our tOwnSman, Thos. Humble, went
to Lost Springs this morning to make
a short stay.
Victor Wilson left for Denver this
afternoon on the $50. Our best wishes
follow you, Vic.
James Harper and S. NJ. Harlott, two
South Dickinson gentlemen, dined with
VIM. Appleman today.
A. Strunk, Esq, of Hope, said his
prayers in the city last night, returning
to his home this morning.
Ye editor-in-chief, Henry Lifts, is
making it warm for the Hope delin-
quents, and the hotels also, today.
Miss Mamie Osgood, who has been
attending the normal at this place,
went to Enterprise this morning via
the Santa Fe.
DR.. Van ScOyOc and family left this
afternoon to enjoy the mountain air of
Colorado during the affectionate
weather of August.
Mrs. II. w. Stricken left at noon for
York, Pa, where she will visit several
weeks. Poor Stricken you have our
profOundest sympathy.
Hon. W. S. Stambaugh and family
left this afternoon for Denver, where
they will revel in the cooling influences
of the mountain breeze during the
heated term.
Chas. II. Curtis, eX-devil in the
Chronicle office, leaves on the early
morning train tomorrow for Dighton,
Kas., to accept position OH the Digh-
ton Republican.
D. p. Pates, who has been employed
as prescription clerk at the Palace drug
store for the past four or five months,
has secured situation in Rockville,
Ind, city near the home of his child
hood, and will leave next Monday for
that place, to assume the duties of his
position. We have heard it intimated
that certain fair one in the city was
of the opinion that it was cruel for
Bates to leave just as she had learned
to think so much of him. Success to
you, o. p.
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Died.

RachOel Steers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. l.. Steers, died at the resi-
dence of G. S. ODER; aged Z months.
Mrs. Steers, the mother of the deceased
child, has been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ODER, who live one and a
half miles northeast of the city; when
her little one was taken sick and died
yesterday. The funeral will take
place from the residence of Mr.. ODER
at 10 o'clock tomorrow, Rev. F. NJ.
Porch officiating. Mrs. Steers is now
confined to a dark room, being afflicted
with a serious disease of the eyes.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

Fred Wilcox, Of Enterprise, spent
Sunday in Abilene. He left for home
on the Santa Fe this morning.
William Slimm and Harry C.. Lifts,
with their best girls, were out to West
Turkey creek yesterday, calling upon
friends.
John Chicken, our fleet-footed
pedestrian, started for Cottonwood
Falls today, where he will distance
Whitney.
Mr.. j. A. Slichter, who has made Alb
ilene his headquarters for the past few
months, departed on the noon train for
Lincoln, Neb., where he has accepted d
position in the railroad office.
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Kansas Leads-Never Follows.

Burlington is only $50 miles from
Denver. 1t is scarcely less than 45O
miles from Wichita, Kansas. Wichita
has $4,000 people. Denver nearly lOO,-
600. Yet Wichita commercial man
travelling for cigar house makes this
territory regularly. Wichita is enter
prising, but what's the matter with
Denver e? JObbing houses of Denver
are slow to appreciate that there are
$4,000 new settlers in eastern Colorado,
and new towns that have sprang up
like magic and are building so rapidly
that magic doesn't express it.-Bur-
lingtOn (COl.) Blade.
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Who is it?

An Abilene man was on the
north side yesterday looking for sister
who had eloped with a married man by
the name of Taylor. They stopped at
the Adams House a few days. The
man is carpenter and is working at
his trade, but no trace can be found of
the girl. 1t is presumed that she is
working in some private family. The
Police are making every effort to find
the young woman.-TOpeka Capital.
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Excited Politicians.

County Clerk Warning left for his
farm this morning, he had wind
mill in his wagon. several candidates
for county clerk were greatly alarmed,
fearing it was a new method of work
ing up political wind, and sent out
friends to intercept him, and have
explain his purposes. When the in
reviewers returned, the excited can
didates breathlessly gathered around
them, and were relieved to find out
that the mill was simply to take the
place of one that the late wind storm
had demolished upon MI. Warning S
farm.
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Accident.

Just as we go to press, we learn of
an accident at the l.. B. Johns carriage
factory, which resulted in flesh
wound on the right hand and little fin
ger on the left hand of Mr.. A. NJ. Prin-
gle. Mr.. 2. was at work on a machine
known as the Universal Wood Work
er," when he received the injuries men,
toned. DR.. HaZlett attended to the
suffering man, and he will doubtless
be at work again in few DAYS.
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Extracts from the Official Organ Of
the T. P. A.

The weary, dusty pilgrims, journey
ing from all quarters toward the MEGA,
otherwise know as Abilene, were Tt
ceived upon alighting from their trains
my committee of citizens very much
the same, so Ben Spitz told us, as the
prOdigal son was receiYed-with open
arms and open hearts, and with asSur-
ances that the fatted calf and many
other things were being prepared. And
from the time of alighting from the be-
grimmed cars, the visitors, pleasures
commenced, nor did they end at all,
for even now the recOllectiOns are
pleasant.
DR.. Hodge, who is prince of organ
izerS, had prepared every detail, and
had fabricated all the arrangements to
such nicely that there was not a
hitch or squeak in the whole thing.
The guest were first taken to the Board
of Trade rooms, where they registered
and were decorated with badges, cigars
and other things, and were then given
to understand that the town was theirs,
| without consideration or mortgage or
commission; they were not only invited
to make themselves at home, but they
were urged to-and need it be said
that they did?
After the train arrived from Salina
bearing as jolly set Of boys as the
road ever saw, the entire party took
carriages for South Park, where the
clam bake was to be had. The pro-
cession was made up of something like
two hundred carriages cabs and buses
and proceeded by a pleasant route to
the scene of festivity, which is located
about a mile south of the city, and is
a pleasant grove in its original wild
ness, very little having so far been
done to help nature make it a hand
some place. That is, very little had
been done before that day but then
men and women had generously lent
their aid toward converting the native
fastness into a natural banqueting halls
adorned with rustic tables and seat,
and made attractive through the knOwl-
edge of what was to come-edibles OF
all kinds in profusion, making picnic
dinner that was the king of its kind
THE BANQUET.
Since lllc ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS VI UH0 meet
ing at Abilene, when it was given out
that a banquet would be spread by Col
Stanton at his hotel, this feature as.
sumed the proportions of the principle
event, and such it proved to be. The
large dining room of the Stanton
was taStefully decorated with plants
fruit-bearing trees, flowers, etc., anC
the tables were arranged in the shape
of double horseshoe magnate, the
head being reserved for the officers ant
principal guests. and the ''prongs" fol
the others. Covers were laid for ion
upon tables that were veritable pic
lures, so beautifully had they been ar
ranged and decorated with flowers
fruits and the edibles. The happy
company sat down at $50, many ladie'
being among the guests.
c. A. Gregory, who owns Abilene
South Park, is good picture of Rev
T. Dewitt Talmage.-I0peka Lance.
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Tenth Street Runaway.

Yesterday afternoon as Mrs. La
Rouche, Miss Jeffcoats and a young
brother of Miss j., were out riding on
Tenth street and when opposite Mr..
Warfield's residence a dog sprang at
the buggy which frightened the horse,
which turned suddenly to one side, up
setting the buggy and throwing the oc-
cupants out in the street. Mrs. La
ROuche received several bruises, but
nothing serious. The boys scalp was
cut ia two places. DR.. Garcelon's med
ical services were called in, and the
injured properly attend to.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
Railroad Racket.

AT the end of the present year the
Santa Fe Company will have $500
miles of road, 5000 miles of which will
be new lines built within two years
past.
Isn't it about time to drop the veneer
able chestnut about the Santa Fe call
ing in surveyors?-TOpeka Common
wealth.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
Board of Examiners.

There has been Board of Medical
examiners appointed by the govern
ment, with headquarters in this city.
The new board consists of DR.. Oak
wood and DIR. KirSh, of this city, and
DIR. McMahan, of Hays City. The
duties of the board is the medical ex-
animation of applicants for pensions,
and they will hold regular meetings for
that purpose every two weeks. Score
another point for the Belle of the
Smoky. DIR. lakewood is an old time
friend of the Chief Surgeon at Wash
ington, and came from the same town
as Gen'l. Black in Illinois,
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SHERIEE'S SALE.

~ or sale issued by the Clerk OF the Dis
trict Court OF Dickinson Co, State OF Kansas,
IN cause pending therein, wherein Mary
Bragg Is Plaintiff and Adeline Brown Newton
Reed, EfTa Reed and Albert Reed are defendants
Twill on
Monday, Sept. 18th, A. D. 1887,
at the front door OF the Court House, in the city
or Abilene, County of Dickinson, state OF kansas.
at II O'Clock a. m or said day sell to the highest
bidder Tor cash. the following described real
estate tO-wit: Lots nos thirteen (IS and fifteen
u5) in block eighteen (1S) in the town OF Enter
prise, Dickinson county, Kansas
The said real estate will be sold Dur.
suant TO the Judgment OF the Court In said
cause recited In said order OF sale.
witness my hand this 9th day OF August. A
d. 1887. j. MII.LER
50-5t. Sheriff
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Post Office will be Moved.

Postmaster Buchanan received in
formation this morning from the de-
partment at Washington, to notify Mr..
BOnebrake to prepare d room in his
block. corner of Cedar and Third
street for the post office, and to move
the office as soon as the room and fix
lures are in proper shape.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11
From Fridays Daily.l

ON pottery my love was pleased to paint
Designs that were exceeding rare and Quaint;
And when she had them done as She desired,
With neatness and despatch the pots we're fired.
..Ioye. am but a vase ofcOmmon clay
Design me as you will, humbly pray?'
The maiden fashioned me as she thought best,
And then-why, was fired with the rest.
I. 3. SGn6Orn.
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Compromised.

Sheriff Miller went to Wamego yes
terday, and found III. Poffenbarger,
who appropriated span of mortgage1
mules. The matter was compromised,
and man has gone for the mules. No
arrest was made, as no warrant was
issued. Knapp & Bolster hold the
mortgage.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

At the solicitation of many promi-
nent Republicans and personal friends,
hereby announce myself as a candl-
date for the office of Sheriff of Dickln-
son county, subject to the will OF the
Republican County Convention
ED. J. THlSLER.
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Can't Keep House Without It.

DAWSON, PA, Aug. 5, 1887.
ABILENE REFLECTOR
GENTLEMEN Il discontinued your
weekly short time ago, but find that 1
miss it. Please send me the daily, and
| will remit for it in short time.
JOHN II. WURTZ.
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A Good Appointment.
The following will explain itself

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. 6, 1887.
DAVID lands, Abilene Kan:
am holding your appointment to the Abilene
and Cottonwood Falls line. Report for duty at
once. This will be your permi: TO ride in the
mail car "HARTER.'
The REFLECTOR cOngratulates Dave
on his appointment. That he will
make an efficient, courteous official is a
fOregone conclusion. He left on the
noon train for X. G. to report for duty.
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Real Estate Squibs.

Norton s. Gasser report the sale of
two lots in block twenty-three in the
East Abilene addition, to Mr.. F. NJ.
Frost, who has commenced the erection
of q fine residence thereon.
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From Mondays Daily.l

A little child of S.. w. Geist is SER
iously i'll with typhoid maliria fever.
New steps have been put in the
stairway leading to Vans basement
store.
The fine residence of V. B. Cosad
on Cedar St., is nearing completion
and will add to the. appearance of the
street. =
The many friends of Joseph Wilson
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TFrom Mondays daily.I

Attorney Morse has recovered from
his late sickness, and is now attending
to business as of old.
Mac Jolley, an old Abileneite, took
Yesterdays noon train for st. Louis,
where he viii in future abide.
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&. LIFTS & CO., Proprietors.
LOCAL AND OTHERWISE.
Announcements.

l hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the Office of sheriff of Dlckln-
son county, subject to the will OF the
Republican county convention.
JOHN S. WISE.
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| hereby announce myself as candl-
date for the office of Register of Deeds
of Dickinson county, subject to the
decision of the Democratic County Con-
ventiOn. GENEvIEvE A. COWLES.
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hereby announce myself canul-
date for reelection to the ONCE or neg
lister of Deeds, subject to the decision
of the Republican County Convention.
ALICE NJ. JUNKEN.
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Base Ball Notes.

The following is the standing of the
American Association. National and
Western Leagues
WESTERN LEAGUE
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-08-11

hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for the office of Sheriff, subject to
the will of the Democratic County Con-
vontion HENRY HARNISH.
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At the present rate of sales it won't
take loEg for Kelley to reduce his stock
to the desired amount. d-W-74-tf
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People are not slow to ''catch on" to
kelley's bargains and take advantage
of the same.
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l hereby announce myself candidate
for the office of Register of Deeds, sub
ject to the Democratic County Conven-
VentiOn. NJ. ~. UOoD.
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For County Clerk, Chas. c. Hutchi-
son, of Hope. Subject to the decision
of the Democratic County Convention.
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1t surprises everybody to learn how
cheap they can buy goods at Kelley's.
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Walton it, Wait!

universally
magncence
organized
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Doris andColVilS Colossal Shows Combined

3Rng Circus Monster Menagerie, Huge Worlds Museum
and Grand Elevated Theatre Stage, combined with
Grand Roman HippOdrOme and aiGZcGDilg New Wild West
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-22

.From the time whereof the memory OF
man runneth not to the contrary" it has
been custom Of the printers craft to take
Holy-day at Christmas. In conformity to
that usage we will observe that time honor
ed day and will issue no RECORDER next
week. As the old year A. d. 1887 is now
drawing to close it gives us the opportu
nifty to return our thanks to the many good
people of Orange and the surrounding
counties for the kindness and liberality
they have shown us and the appreciation
they seem to give to the RECORDER.
On the llth August last, we issued the
first number of the RECORDER, and at that
time we did not have single subscriber or
a single dollar paid us for it. But from day
to day and from week TO week, We have
gradually added to our list until now, the
last issue Of the year we are gratified to
state that We have paying list Of 600 sub
scribeis and daily increasing.
We hope to commence the new year with
renewed efforts. and give to onr subscri-
bers paper worthy Of their patronage and
support.
We hope in the near future to enlarge
onr paper ins oIder that We may make it
more useful as family JJoul nal, and to
that end We ask our friends. in the plenii-
tude OF their goodness to come forward and
aid US in extending the circulation of the
REcoRDER.
Next year. will be busy year in politics.
We propose to take hand, las we have al
ways done,) in that exciting sport. We
propose to show the people why Bill Chan
dler, shall not reconstruct the reconstruct
ed South unless he lugs in his bill OHIO,
Pennsylvania and several other radical
states. We propose to aid in lifting the tax
from the shoulders Of our laboring and con.
snming masses, and amend or abolish the
present system Of collecting the Internal reve-
uue tax. We propose to give onr support
III eiecihB W tue Itesiueucy' inc hpiesb
and most gifted man in the United States,
to wit: Grover Cleveland We propose to
aid aud assist in restoring harmony to the
Democracy in our midst aud electing as
Governor OF North Carolina Walter CLARK,
J, S. Carr or some other equally good man.
Now you hear it, Come to our help, hold
mp orr hands and We will, with the peo-
pies assistance. do all we have promised
aud more too.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-22

Or iJo-boyl Josiah Collins. Jr. who has
ben living for sons time at Seattle. Wash
ing.on Territory, il here on visit TO his
parents. II IL with pleasure We note that
Mr. Collins Is now lawyer aud has lu-
crs,ive practice aud stand high in his pro-
fession. 1t affords Us great pleasure to see
the success Of our town boys. He will re-
turn TO his fur distant home on the shores
Of the Pacific about the first Of January and
will cary with him the best wishes of the
Recorder together with host Of warm
friends here.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-22
EXECUTORS SALE
OF VALUABLE
REAL ESTATE.

merit Of the late GEORGE A. FAUCErT,
[ will sell ON the premises on
Monday February 9Th 'SS.
The following tracts Of LAND. situated in
Orange County, Immediately on Emo Ri
yer, to wit:
The HOME TRACT is devided into three
tracts. Upon this tract is situated the
dwelling house and all necessary out hous-
es, also two good Tobacco Barns.
WARD TRACT-The War'l tract con-
taining 240 acres, to he sold subject to TIL
life estate of Miss Parthena Ward ON 80
acres of said tract, This has always been
known US the best plantation in the neigh
borhood. upon it is good dwelling with
necessary ont buildings
A TRACT known as the Christmas
place IL miles west Of Hilisboro. about
sixty fivc acres, this tract is nearly all wood
land and very valuable on account to its
proximity to town.
p" Terms of Sale:
One Third to be paid in Cash, one third
in Six months and the balance in twelve
months, with interest from date. Title re.
served until the money is paid, il purcha'
sers desire they can pay all in Cash.
ALSO-A lot of Wheat, Corn and Hay,
and other personal property. Terms Cash.
STEPHEN I. FORREST, Ex'r.
of Geo. A. Faucet,
Dec. s tbs. Hillsboro, N. e.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-22
A NICE XMAS PRESENT

A few Sewing Machines AT COST. We
have the most useful MACHINE and prcttiest
Worker on the Market. One that darius
Rents beautifully, Cords, Tdcks, Gathers,
Braids; anything that any Machine can do
The. only Machine made that works any
way right, lsfl, .for,rard or backwards. We
have them 500 to $50; will sell them at Cost
until Xmas. c. N. PARKS.
nov. II tc. BAZAAR.
Hillsboro recorder., 1887-12-22
Commons General Parade.

There will I've parade on Monday at 2
O'Clock l.. NJ. 2G'h' Hope everybody will
be ont to win, IS the grand parade. Keep
your eyes open and your mouth shn;.
Commons is q mighty man, carries bis
rocks in frying pan, and scatters them 10
and fro. Grandest thing Of the season.
Hope TO see kll my old friends out.
Respectfully.
J. J. COMMONS, Capt.
NIB. Johns wife for the first time in
te. will be on parade. J.J.C.